Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Hierarchical enumeration?
From: Kevin Kassil (k.kassil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-21 10:44:04
Since your types are known at compile time, I think this belongs to
the class of problems that systems programmers would traditionally
solve with bit masks.
> What you're looking for seems to be dynamic_cast.
But I think you're seeking a solution with more explicit support from
the language. Yes if you lay it out as a class hierarchy then I agree
with Mathias that dynamic_cast should work well.
Kevin